Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04

cAntata which was to have come off tins
week has been postponed until week
after next. Rev. Mr.. Sargent remain.
ed absent over last sabbath. ..... Samuel
King buried a twin daughter on saturday
last
Cornwall
Prof w. A. Deering of the University
of Vermont will deliver his lecture on
Education" at the town hall Monday
evening, February Z, under the auspices
of the Y. w. c. 7. u, after which the Ia
dies of the Union will serve a supper ..,.,.
The remains of Betsey Vaughn, aspinster,
formerly of Shoreham, but late of Middle
bury, whose death occurred last week,
were brought to Cornwall for interment
...... Rev 5. l.. B. Speare of Middlebury
occupied the pulpit of the Congregational
church last Sabbath and gave a fine dis
course .. Misses Belle Carr and Emma
Lawrence, teachers IN town, attended the
State Teachers association held i'll Ran
dOlph last week. and report very inter
esting meeting. ... Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bond have returned to their home in town
after an absence of several weeks, since
which time Mrs. Bond mas been quite i'll
with the measles which she contracted on
the train.
Bethel.
Walter Williams of West Randolph
came to this town with supply OF the
ardent last week, and furnished Charles
| +. cog, and both became intoxicated.
| Williams was arrested and fined So and
| costs for iutoXication and also for furnish
| ing amounting TO about $50 IN all. Cog
was arrested for intOXlcation, and for as
sault and battery. He was lined for i'll
| tuXication and the case for assault was
continued. .....A sadly afflicted household
| is that of Mr.. Nathan Park er one Ot our
citizens, whose wife died of pneumonia
and was buried last Saturday. Thursday
| Mrs. Ira Holt of PlttSEeld, who came 10
take care of Mrs. Parker, her sister, was
buried from his residence, having died with
the same disease on Monday evening,
| while Mr.. Holt Is also dangerously sick
| with pneumonia and a suu-in-laW has
been confined with rheumatism for three
years. The teachers i'll our graded
school were in attendance upon the state
School association last week.
Waterbury.
Hugh Griswold, aged 81 years, died from
paralysis at Barton. He Was at work on
Il church and lived but Il day or two after
the attack. He was buried here Friday.
A wife and son are left to mourn his loss,
together with sister and aged mother.
He was a first class carpenter and jonel
, and Il soldier III the Union army ......
George W. Hutchlns aged 81 yeals died
Saturday. He is one OF the old residents
a leading merchant for several years, and
highly respected citizen His children
Mrs. Alice Colby, Edward and " lillian
} Hutchins OF New FORK, were present al
the time OF his death.
John c. Griggs, with one of THE largest
boot and shoe stores in Washington cOuu
ty, is preparing Tor big drive sale II
make room for new goods 500. Very teW
have secured their ice for the coming sea
, son and 1t looks like short crop unless
we have more cold weather. The rlvel
? being open there is nothleg left but tnt
+ ponds at present.
Cambridge.
The Jeffersonvltle Mite society give al
!, entertainment and a sociaDle at the towr
hall February 1,.... Gray " HulDurd o
The Boro have dissolved partnership aht
: &. =. Hubbard Will run the. business alun,
...... Elmer Elliott of Fletcher has accept
ed II situation III the dry goods firm OF &
' Hulburd OF the Doro ..... Bert Story ha
= lett Nebraska for California. &c. l.
Chase OF Los Angeles, Cal, l. expected IL
Cambridge soon. Miss Ella Frost il
a home from school on account of illness
: as is Will Hubbard. ..... Nearly all tn
farmers have an abundance OF Ice harvest
D.. d.....Mrs Nina Chase has returne,
e from Montreal quite cured of her intirm
I ity..... Matte Howe of Jericho is visit
u ing her grandfather Joseph ii. .Mellend,
. ..... Miss Gena Cnase, u former teache
:, OF this place is now teaching Ill Caliorni
u ...... The water was so high during tn
!; freSnet last week that ii was impossible t
!, aud the Centre. 800. The item in referenc
u to the disturbance here last week wa
~ erroneous in stating that the station ageu
:, was among those intoxicated. He wa
), merely engaged IN trying 10 quiet the dis
:, lurbance at the depot and OF course wa
- not arrested ana lined as might be lnterre
;, from the item. Parties have been III tn
- habit of resorting 10 the depot TO hol
;, their sprees and the former agent beiu
>, weakly was unable to put them out.
: new agent has been engaged who 1t is el
- pected Will be able TO clear the room"
Il Bristol.
+ Saturday was dsagreeable day an
there were but few people in town. Blu
II ter brought about the same as last weel
h 20 to 25 cents 800 David Whittemore {
y south Bristol had his shoulder .dislocate
: Friday, by log rolling on him. ....
Dennis Meader has bought house an
q lot on Church street of NJ F. Varney
y William Chase has sold his honse on Wet
e street to l.. o. Chapin. Tenements al
n scarce several houses have recently bee
+ sold, possession to be given on the LIST
(, March and April. There is considerab
IS "hustlinR' on the part of those who al
t. compelled to rent Several new tenemel
Is -. Miss Woodbury., the evangelis
e. concluded her laDors here SUI
N day evening. The meetings through
te out We're well attended, and consider
K, ole interest manifested. MISS w OO
bury labors hard for the cause Of Chri
tianity, and we trust that her labors hei
al have not been in vain..... Major Dar
er will deliver his lecture, up the RhiI
W and Over the Alps" at Holley hall ne,
RS Saturday evening ,.... Colds, sore throa
" and fevers, axe very fashionable hel
e now .... Town Clerk Kent issued 13 ma
to riage licenses dnring 1856,
y Waterville.
n. Thomas Burk was visiting friends
Nv town the past week. ..... Mrs. Samu
~ NJ iller returned to her home in Richmor
i on Monday ..... Luman Streaton of Fai
lt fax has hired Daniel Shattuck's farm {
at the Belvidere road Judge Shattuc
n was in Burlington over Sunday
er Myron Church was visiting friends
VS. Hartford the past week. ...... Re
is Mr.. Barton of Johnson occupied II
m pulpit for Rev. Mr.. Smith Sund,
at .... Rev. Charles Hamilton, form,
err Methodist preacher of this place, is no
&C. located at Magnolia, Iowa.
as Chelsea,